SARS CoV内对照RNA病毒样颗粒的构建和表达

在SARS-CoV的核酸检测方法中,由于普遍缺乏安全、稳定、特异的内对照,而不能对样品处理、反转录、扩增以及定量检测实施全程监控。构建的病毒样核蛋白颗粒内对照,能够对SARS-CoV临床检测实施监控。本文通过克隆1.7Kb大肠杆菌噬菌体MS2的装配蛋白和壳蛋白基因以及SARS冠状病毒经过突变产生的270bp内对照片断,并将这些基因连接到载体pTrc99a上表达,进行纯化、定量分析、RT-PCR检测和稳定性试验。获得SARS内对照病毒样核蛋白颗粒,在人血清和SM缓冲液中37℃稳定性可达到30天,能抵抗核糖核酸酶降解。将内对照颗粒加入临床样本中一同检测,能够对检测的全过程(样品处理、反转录和PCR)有效进行监控,与SARS-CoV没有交叉反应。研究表明制备的该病毒样核蛋白颗粒稳定、安全、可靠,可作为SARS冠状病毒RT-PCR检测、定量分析的有效内对照参考品。     

Real-time Quantitative RT-PCR for CT9 Level in Human Cancer

Introduction Malignantdiseasesarecharacterizedbytheunreg ulatedgrowthoftransformedcells.Inrecentyears,dramaticinsightsintothemolecularmechanismsofthis phenomenonhavebeenachievedfrombasiccancerre search.Manycellularfunctionsareregulatedbychan gesingeneexpr…     

In Vitro Antifungal Activity and Mechanism of Ag3PW12O40 Composites against Candida Species

Fungal infections pose a serious threat to human health. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are metal–oxygen clusters with potential application in the control of microbial infections. Herein, the Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ composites have been synthesized and verified by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The antifungal activities of Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ were screened in 19 Candida species strains through the determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by the microdilution checkerboard technique. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC₅₀) values of Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ are 2~32 μg/mL to the Candida species. The MIC₈₀ value of Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ to resistant clinical isolates C. albicans HL963 is 8 μg/mL, which is lower than the positive control, fluconazole (FLC). The mechanism against C. albicans HL963 results show that Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ can decrease the ergosterol content. The expressions of ERG1, ERG7, and ERG11, which impact on the synthesis of ergosterol, are all prominently upregulated by Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀. It indicates that Ag₃PW₁₂O₄₀ is a candidate in the development of new antifungal agents.     

温敏核不育系水稻株1S及其矮秆突变体SV14茎的蛋白质组学比较

采用双向凝胶电泳对温敏核不育水稻株1S和其矮秆突变体SV14的茎(穗颈下第1节和第2节)蛋白进行了分离, 通过银染显色, 获得了分辨率和重复性较好的双向电泳图谱. 选取了26个蛋白质点采用MALDI-TOF-MS进行肽质谱指纹图分析, 最终有12个蛋白质点得到了可靠鉴定. 其中在SV14中相对于株1S上调的仅有OSJNBa0039C07.13 蛋白, 其它蛋白均表现为下调. 这些差异蛋白按照功能可分为4类: (1) 能量代谢相关蛋白; (2) 次生代谢相关蛋白; (3) 调控蛋白; (4) 未知蛋白. 对光合系统Ⅱ氧延伸复合物蛋白质前体2, 果糖二磷酸醛缩酶, UDP-葡糖醛酸脱羧酶对应的基因进行了半定量RT-PCR分析, 发现这几个基因与蛋白质的表达不一致, 可能是RNA发生了翻译后修饰而减少了蛋白表达量的结果. 这些差异蛋白很可能与水稻矮化有关, 为水稻矮秆基因的寻找提供了另一个有效途径.     

Biostimulation-enhanced Biodegradation of Nitrobenzene in Contaminated Groundwater

In this study, biostimulation technology was used for bioremediation of nitrobenzene-contaminated groundwater by adding a mixture of lactose and phosphate, peptone, and beef extract. During the process of biostimulation, the remediation effectiveness, microbial dehydrogenase activities and microbial densities were investigated; the varieties of microbial community structure and composition were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE) technique and the relative abundances of nitrobenzene-degrading gene(nbzA) were determined by fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR(RT-PCR). Findings show that the removal rate of nitrobenzene in groundwater could reach about 60% by biostimulation with lactose and phosphate, 70% with peptone and 68% with beef extract. The microbial dehydrogenase activities and microbial densities were all improved obviously via biostimulation. The results of PCR-DGGE show that the microbial diversities were improved, and more than ten kinds of dominant microorganisms were detected after biostimulation. RT-PCR results show that the relative abundances of nbzA gene of microbes in groundwater were increased significantly, which indicated that biostimulation actually enhanced the growth of nitrobenzene-degrading bacteria. Therefore, biostimulation is a cost-effective and feasible bioremediation technique for nitrobenzene-contaminated groundwater.